Britt LaVaute and the Team Among National Leaders in D3

Check out the write-up by SID Chris Gondek about how our team and our players compare to others in D3.

The Hartwick women's lacrosse team ranks among the Division III national statistical leaders after the latest release from the NCAA. The Hawks are 5-5 thus far this season after an Empire 8 split this past weekend.
          
Hartwick ranks in the NCAA's top-25 in caused turnovers this season with an average of 10.4 per game. The Hawks have registered 104 caused turnovers thus far this season with all 18 players recording at least one. With six games still left on the regular season schedule, 'Wick is already just one caused turnover shy of the team's total in 2010 and two behind the 2009 team's season mark.
          
The Hawks also rank in the top-40 in ground balls per game averaging 22.5 per game for 37^th. Five Hawks have at least 20 ground balls this season led by freshman goalie Steph Luce (Saratoga Springs, NY/Saratoga Springs HS) who has 29. Senior midfielder Hannah Kennedy (Avon, CT/Avon HS) has 28.
          
Senior Brittany LaVaute (Skaneateles, NY/Skaneateles HS) is the highest-ranked Hawk in the NCAA's individual statistical leaders. She ranks 25^th nationally in caused turnovers averaging 2.22 per outing. She has 20 CT's in nine games this season and 66 for her career at Hartwick.